Prior to the start of the NBA season some naysayers had the New York Knicks finishing as low as third in the division.

Some of the reasons: The team was too old; Carmelo Anthony couldn't carry a team; or Mike Woodson wasn't a good enough coach.

Well, the Knickerbockers proved most everyone wrong by clinching the Atlantic division regular-season crown Tuesday night with a 120-99 win over the Washington Wizards. It was the team's first title since 1994.

The clinching win -- on a night the Knicks won their 13th straight --- prompted SILive.com user mailman77777 to write:

"I remember at the start of the season everyone saying the team was too old."

A blog written in this space earlier in the season pointed out that the Knicks weren't an old team, but rather a veteran one that could compete for the NBA crown.

Tuesday night was a first step.

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